Compass Consultants has a 50-year history of providing leading edge, professional engineering services and consulting for the telecommunications industry. Our current expertise includes data, video, COE, and outside plant engineering.

As a Telecom Engineer you will provide engineering design and project coordination for clients in the telecommunications industry.

Responsibilities include:

• Project Management, oversight, and monitoring for projects as needed
• Develop and prepare responses for, RFPs, ITNs, RFIs, B2B Grants, USDA loan/grant applications
• Contract scrubs for risk mitigation and assessment of obligations, provide recommendations
• Environmental Reviews, Assessments, Regulatory Clearances
• Interpret contract language, SLA obligations, government agreements, NOFAs, FOAs, FCC orders, etc
• Understand and represent varying broadband funding availabilities
• Scrub and compare agreements identifying variances between dependent contracts or conflicting obligations
• Draft and develop SOPs, UDPs, Construction assist (for avoidance or mitigation) docs as need
• Compliance for NHPA Section 106, ESA Section 7, CWA section 401 and RHA Section 10

Qualifications include:

• Bachelor's degree in electrical or civil engineering from an ABET accredited university.
• Five or more years of experience in the telecommunications industry.
• Three or more years of experience with federal and state funded broadband projects. Including but not limited to grant/loan application and environmental report coordination.
• Demonstrated knowledge of RUS loan, Reconnect, and Boarder to Boarder grant applications
• Familiarity with environmental reports
• Familiarity with industry standards and best practices
• Knowledge of company policies and procedures
• Knowledge of basic network components
• PE licensure preferred or ability to obtain within 2 years.
• Valid driver's license free from inordinate amount of violations

Compass Consultants is located in Perham, Minnesota, the heart of Minnesota's lake country with over 400 lakes in the area. The thriving community of Perham is bustling with activities and organizations geared towards providing a healthy and family-oriented environment for the 2500+ residents. Our community is small but progressive with award-winning schools, amazingly active civic organizations, and an atmosphere of caring for the community and the people. www.perham.com

If you would like to be considered for the opportunity to have a large impact on a small, successful consulting firm, please apply online at www.trustcompass.com on our careers page